The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Tools on the Translation Performance of Undergraduate Translation Students
This current study aims to investigate the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) tools on the translation performance of undergraduate translation students at Azal University for Human Development. It also examines the extent of students’ reliance on these tools and explores their attitudes toward using them in English-Arabic and Arabic-English translation. The study emphasizes the importance of AI tools in supporting translation tasks and highlights their role in improving students’ translation performance. The sample of the study consisted of (63) fourth-year translation students from Sana’a University, National University, and Queen Arwa University in Yemen. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was used as a data collection instrument, and the data were analyzed using SPSS. The results of the study revealed that students moderately use AI tools and generally hold positive attitudes toward them, especially for saving time and simplifying translation tasks. However, students show only moderate trust in AI-generated translations. The results also indicated that while AI tools help improve terminology use and understanding of the source text, but excessive reliance on them may negatively affect students’ independent translation ability and creativity. The study concludes that AI tools are valuable supportive resources in translation learning, but should not replace human effort. The study recommends promoting the balanced use of AI tools alongside developing students’ linguistic and translation skills.